National Lawsuit Discussion Highlights Southern Automotive Repair Conference
John Eaves Jr. and John Mosley headlined second annual event, where more than 500 collision repairers gathered to “take back the industry.”
North Carolina Body Shop Files Six Lawsuits Against Multiple Insurance Companies
K & M Collision in Hickory, N.C., files lawsuits against Nationwide, GEICO and Allstate on behalf of customers.
Tennessee Body Shop Receives Favorable Ruling in Steering Lawsuit Filed Against Progressive
Federal judge denies Progressive’s motion to dismiss Price’s Collision Center’s tortious interference and breach of contract claims.
AASPI Supports Mississippi Collision Repair Association Lawsuit Against State Farm
Association president believes intent of PartsTrader is to lessen shops’ control of their business and increase State Farm’s profitability.
Allstate Concedes to Gunder’s Labor Rates to Settle Pending Lawsuits
Full payment made to shop to settle 12 pending short-pay suits on labor rate differences.
Maryland Collision Repairer Wins Short-Pay Lawsuit Against GEICO
Insurer must pay $392.95 in repair costs on behalf of its policyholder.
Progressive Settles Lawsuit with Greg Coccaro and North State Custom
Settlement comes just before Jan. 28 trial date, ending eight-year legal battle.
Infinity Insurance Settles Short-Pay Lawsuit with Gunder’s Auto Center
Lakeland, Fla., body shop receives two settlement checks for more than $2,000 for non-payment of ‘fair and reasonable’ labor rates.
North State Custom Lawsuit Against Progressive Moves Forward
Ruling in favor of New York shop paves way for deceptive acts and practices claims against insurers that steer policyholders to shops outside their networks.
Lawsuit Over Defective Airbags Leads to Hyundai Recall
Settlement addresses allegations that airbags in some 2007-2009 Hyundai Santa Fe crossover vehicles failed to deploy in some types of collisions.